What is the title of the Harry Potter stage play co-written by J.K. Rowling that premiered in 2016?

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The Harry Potter stage play co-written by J.K. Rowling that premiered in 2016 is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The story is credited to Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, with Thorne writing the script.

The play is set nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It follows Harry as an adult employee of the Ministry of Magic and his son Albus Severus Potter, whose experience at Hogwarts differs sharply from his father’s.

The original production opened in London’s West End in 2016 at the Palace Theatre. It was presented in two parts, although productions and later performances have also used a single-part format in some markets. The published script was released as a special rehearsal edition in 2016.

Cursed Child is a stage work rather than an eighth Harry Potter novel. Its story is part of the broader Wizarding World, but Rowling did not write the full stage script herself; Jack Thorne is credited as the playwright.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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